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,,,~*^%&¶# #¶&%^*~,,,
,,,,~*^%&¶ ¶&%^*~,,,,
,,,,,~*^%& &%^*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*^% IF YOU FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD NORTH JUST %^*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*^ WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE ^*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE, *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*^ AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, ^*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*^% ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND %^*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*^%& WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A &%^*~,,,,,
,,,,~*^%&¶ FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND ¶&%^*~,,,,
,,,~*^%&¶# EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A #¶&%^*~,,,
,,~*^%&¶## HOLE IN THE FENCE. ##¶&%^*~,,
,~*^%&¶### ###¶&%^*~,
,,~*^%&¶## GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES ##¶&%^*~,,
,,,~*^%&¶# A PALE SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS). IT'S #¶&%^*~,,,
,,,,~*^%&¶ BRIGHTER HERE, AND THE SOUNDS OF THE ¶&%^*~,,,,
,,,,,~*^%& CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND &%^*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*^% GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES %^*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*^ AND SINKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, ^*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* BECAUSE TOWARD THE INNER TREELINE THE *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ GROUND BECOMES SOLID AGAIN. ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*^ LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN ^*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~*^% ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE %^*~,,,,,,
,,,,,~*^%& AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS &%^*~,,,,,
,,,,~*^%&¶ CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT ¶&%^*~,,,,
,,,~*^%&¶# THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: #¶&%^*~,,,
,,~*^%&¶## ##¶&%^*~,,
,~*^%&¶### "INDIAN PALACE". ###¶&%^*~,
,,~*^%&¶## ##¶&%^*~,,
,,,~*^%&¶# #¶&%^*~,,,
,,,,~*^%&¶ ¶&%^*~,,,,
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